Does Transracialism Make More Sense Than Transgenderism?
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March 20, 2023Well, there’s a question I didn’t think anyone would have to ask ever, but it’s 2023 and everything is stupid. So, to hell with it, let’s open that door.
My instinct was to say “No, it absolutely does not,” but then I saw this video.
“Transracialism makes more sense than transgenderism. Because race is actually a spectrum,” explains Zuby, musician/exercise guru/social commentator/consistent voice of reason in this rapidly degenerating landscape of madness we call society. “Race is actually a social construct. Gender is a binary. There’s male and female, that’s it. There’s nothing else. . . Race is actually a social construct. Yes, it’s based on our DNA and ancestral history, but these terms we use– nobody’s actually black. Nobody’s actually white.”
He goes on to refer to Drake and Barack Obama as examples: two individuals who, despite having one black parent and one white parent, are widely acknowledged as “black” and not “mixed race.” Another astute example would be Kamala Harris, a woman of Caribbean-Indian descent, who is the first black woman to ascend to the office of vice president. (On a side note, can we finally put the term “African American” to bed?)
Weeeellllllllllllll, when you put it like THAT. . .
I think an argument can be made that the binarism of sex is exactly why transgenderism is more understandable in a clinical sense, particularly because there actually ARE traits that are both generally and inextricably linked with both maleness and femaleness. Of course, we’re not allowed to say that, because gender is a spectrum, but if you’re a kindergartener with XY chromosomes and like sparkly things, you’re a girl, and. . .
Ugh. I have hypermobile joints and even I can’t tie myself in the knots required to follow gender theory logic. Let’s just stick with reality, cool?
That way I can acknowledge that Zuby’s thesis– “Transracialism makes more sense than transgenderism”– isn’t so much a sound factual argument, but a clever mechanism through which to address the inanity of gender theory and intersectionality. The logic just doesn’t hold up, and no wonder– it relies on rejecting foundational realities of just, like, human existence.
It just really blows my mind that a SOCIAL CONSTRUCT that is LITERALLY skin-deep is considered more essential and influential to our self-understanding than something that has such clear, specific, inescapable effects on our physical, mental, and emotional selves.
What a world we live in, y’all.
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can’t tie myself in the knots required to follow gender theory logic
You have to realize that the people using it have no idea how it actually works as they are just parroting talking points since it’s primary purpose is to cause confusion and tell a lie. Most of the axioms they use cannot be determined to be true or false when they make them. For example “Gender is a social construct” or “gender and sex are different” are neither true nor false because there is not enough information to determine what gender or even sex are at that point. Gender as a reference to the physical state of sex is different than gender as a grammatical category. Sex can reference either the physical state or the act. Mixing and matching these things I can make both statements true and false. Once you understand this then you need to start pinning them down on what exactly “gender” is as their argument will quickly fall apart since it’s based entirely on the vagueness of that word.
if you’re a kindergartener with XY chromosomes and like sparkly things, you’re a girl
It’s honestly not that hard.
Girls(sex) tend to like sparkly things therefore liking sparkly things makes you a girl(gender)
All they’ve done is create a parallel system of definitions based on an inversion of sex based correlation. It’s interesting but utterly stupid as the logic is based entirely on the previous system and only serves to cement stereotypes in the weirdest way.
>can we finally put the term “African American” to bed?
Some of us never let it out of bed. It’s been stupid since Jesse Jackson pushed it, and I can’t remember a single time I have ever used it- wait, maybe on reddit when talking about Elon.
>who, despite having one black parent and one white parent, are widely acknowledged as “black” and not “mixed race.”
Only because “mulatto” has fallen out of favor (a good thing). Now if people can get their heads out of their backsides and move on from the hyper focus on black/white/”Asian”(despite excluding half of Asia)/whatever (excluding where it matters, such as things like cultural stories, literature, etc.)
>Race is actually a social construct.
Mostly. There are still a few things that are “race” specific, sickle cell for example.
I feel the pain of the oppressed. I’m always buying bigger stretch pants since my doctor diagnosed me as “trans-slender”.
He has a point. My successful black friends identify as white. That is to say that they follow the rules of society around them and do very well, thank you. their kids are not drug addicted, not in jail and are successful students. Their kids have a mom and dad at home, and they live in nice neighborhoods with other normal families. They are invited to social events in white homes and invite palefaces to their home. What a concept! How about we burn the race cards and shut down the race baiters.
I agree on African American as a term. If it is necessary to specify, I prefer American of African heritage. We are all Americans.
I agree, especially when any of your ancestors have lived in the great melting pot known as the USA. We are all more likely to be mongrels then any specific race.
As for special privilege, being a long-time married male, I am constantly reminded at home that I have no privileges, and I am not special. I am, however, on occasion held in higher esteem then, my dog Charlie, but not by much. Heck, Charlie at least gets his belly rubbed. Me, I am lucky if I get fed on a regular basis. Just one married man’s POV.